Born and raised in Watertown, Massachusetts, Renee Gaudette has worked for youth development organizations in New England since graduating college and now joins us as New England’s new Executive Director.…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2022/11/16/meet-renee-our-new-executive-director/>
Playworks New England is thrilled to continue creating opportunities for safe and healthy play for elementary students across New Bedford. Playworks launched programs in four New Bedford schools in 2016.…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2019/12/06/play-is-a-priority-for-new-bedford-school-district/>
Congratulations to our February Portland Program Coordinator of the Month, Coach Katie! Every day at Rigler Elementary, Coach Katie is a force of play. She runs six class game times, four…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2012/03/05/coach-katie-rocks-portland-2/>
It's a lot of work to play all day, and Brad Jamison, former VP of Corporate Initiatives at Disney/ABC Television Group, learned that first hand. On day 25 of his…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2012/06/14/brad-jamisons-30-days-of-service/>
Playworks Illinois Regional Advisory Board The Playworks Illinois Regional Advisory Board is a group of change-makers who believe in the power of play and are active ambassadors for Playworks. These…
https://www.playworks.org/illinois/about/illinois-board-members/>
BCBS' "Blue Crew" teamed up with Playworks for a day of recess rehabilitation on Wednesday, 10/20. Three groups visited Playworks schools: the Orchard Gardens in Roxbury, the BTU in Jamaica Plain, and the Manning, also in…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2010/11/10/blue-cross-blue-shield-of-massachusetts-play-day/>
Loma Linda Elementary reduced their chronic absence rate from 12% to 4%. The first step? Making sure that students felt safe at school, both physically and emotionally. “Portraits of Change:…
https://www.playworks.org/news/new-attendance-report-highlights-playworks/>
Martin Luther King Day marked the start of our service projects for the second half of the 2012-13 school year. In this half of the year, we turned the organization…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2013/02/11/service-project-honors-martin-luther-king-jr/>
A few years ago, Playworks received a grant that came with a big challenge: How could we help more schools use our best recess strategies on their own, without our…
https://www.playworks.org/news/introducing-recess-reboot-3-0/>